Live Updates: No. 13 Texas Tech Hosts No. 22 Houston in Big 12 Conference Opener
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LUBBOCK, Texas — We have Friday night lights in Lubbock for the Texas Tech Red Raiders for the first time since 1941.
No. 13-ranked Texas Tech hosts No. 22 Houston at Galaxy Stadium, airing live on FOX at 7 p.m. CT.
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The Red Raiders enter 2-0 after double-digit wins that still leave the fan base wanting more, especially in regard to the offensive aggressiveness.
Texas Tech is coming off a 35-24 win at Oregon State in the program's first-ever trip to Corvallis. Quarterback Will Hammond threw for a conservative 189 yards on 20 of 29 completions, including a clutch 32-yard touchdown pass to Coy Eakin that took the lead in the fourth quarter.
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The Cougars, also undefeated through two weeks, are coming off a throttling of Southern University. Things are rolling at just the right time for a program that is optimistic heading into a matchup between two conference title contenders.
Houston beat Southern 77-6 with 591 yards of total offense, three passing touchdowns by Conner Weigman and six different Cougars finding the end zone on the ground.
The running game will be of particular interest in this matchup. Houston has rushed for 200+ yards in six straight games (the longest streak in FBS), while Texas Tech has gone seven straight games allowing less than 100 yards rushing (the longest streak in FBS).
Live Updates – No. 13 Texas Tech vs. No. 22 Houston
7:53 p.m. – TOUCHDOWN RED RAIDERS. Hammond threads the needle to Johnson on a 35-yard touchdown pass. Texas Tech is on the board in the second quarter, trailing 10-7.
7:47 p.m. – End of First Quarter: Houston leads 10-0. Hammond moves the chains on a 28-yard completion to Kenny Johnson, who came back to the ball and managed to stay in bounds. Texas Tech had just 30 yards of offense to Houston's 125 in the opening period.
7:43 p.m. – Texas Tech's defense gets off the field for the first time. Houston punts and the Red Raiders take over from their own 25-yard line thanks to a fortuitous bounce with 1:22 remaining in the first quarter.
7:35 p.m. – The Red Raiders go three-and-out as Will Hammond's seam pass that would have been a first down (and more) was dropped by tight end Terrance Carter Jr.
Carter is making his return from missing Texas Tech's Week 2 game last week with a foot injury.
7:30 p.m. – Houston turns the early Tech turnover into points. Weigman's pass to dynamic receiver Amare Thomas was reviewed and ruled a touchdown from 11 yards out. Cougars jump in front 10-0 early.
7:19 p.m. – Texas Tech turns it over on the Red Raiders' first play from scrimmage. Backup quarterback Thomas Castellanos got the first snap, rolled right, and threw an uncontested interception, which was toe-tapped on the sideline by Houston cornerback Will James.
7:14 p.m. – As expected, the Cougars heavily featured the run in their opening possession, but a 21-yard pass out to running back Makhi Hughes was what got Houston into the red zone. Houston got on the board first with a 31-yard field goal. Cougars lead 3-0.
7:00 p.m. – Texas Tech wins the toss and defers to the second half. Houston gets the ball first.
6:00 p.m. – One hour before kickoff, Texas Tech tight end Terrance Carter Jr. and defensive end Trey White are announced in the starting lineup. Carter (foot) missed the Oregon State game, while White (knee) is returning from injury to make his Red Raiders debut.
Texas Tech starting lineups from Galaxy Stadium:
TE Terrance Carter Jr. receives a loud ovation. J'Koby Williams starts at RB1
DE Trey White is the first defensive name announced.#WreckEm
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